Chapter 416: Gravity Training Room
With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Matthew hesitated for a moment but eventually explained the concept of gravity in detail to Yaya.
As expected, when it came to complex formulas and reasoning, the previously bold Yaya immediately became bewildered.
Seeing her in this state, and knowing her temperament, Matthew wasn't in a hurry. He suggested another way for her to understand gravity.
"Try activating gravity slightly and applying it to yourself. How does it feel? Do you sense it?"
Yaya, feeling her body slightly heavier, nodded in sudden realization.
Matthew then taught her to reduce gravity, enabling her to jump higher and move faster.
Watching the now 12-meter-long Yaya happily hopping around the nest.
She laughed gleefully, quickly falling in love with gravity.
Suddenly, Matthew thought that if Yaya could apply gravity selectively to individuals,
Increasing it for enemies while decreasing it for herself—
Combined with her extraordinary strength exceeding 30 points and her enhanced defenses and attack power after evolution, her close-combat ability would reach a terrifying level.
Moreover, Yaya's gravity ability wasn't limited to combat.
While building a floating city might be far off, it could at least provide Matthew with plenty of ideas.
For now, gravity had immediate practical applications.
Five days later,
In the newly excavated training area beside the laboratory,
Bay Territory soldiers who had undergone the first two surgeries were sweating profusely during training.
What used to be relatively easy training now presented new levels of difficulty.
Every movement was more challenging than before.
Sweat drenched their clothes repeatedly.
"Phew, instructor, didn't you say that after surgery we'd become much stronger?"
Gritting his teeth as he carried a sandbag on his back and struggled to run forward, Jifan felt like his lungs were on fire, his two hearts pounding furiously.
Hearing this, Tom nodded vigorously while gasping for air, his right sleeve empty, his eyes reflecting disbelief.
Arnold, also training hard, carried a 200-kilogram sandbag and huffed as he led the way, snapping back:
"You've only completed the first surgery. The real results come later!"
Tom's eyes lit up, feeling reinvigorated, as he pushed himself forward, asking without hesitation:
"Ah? What's the next surgery like? Does it hurt?"
Recalling his experience, Arnold suddenly wore a sinister grin. After a chuckle, he replied:
"Heh, you'll find out soon enough. Just remember not to cry."
Both of them shook their heads in disbelief.
After all, during the first surgery, it felt like they just took a nap and didn't notice anything special.
While the three of them chatted away, Beelzebub zipped past them.
Jifan watched enviously as Beelzebub, clad in heavy armor, sprinted tirelessly and curiously asked:
"Did he have surgery too?"
Wiping sweat from his forehead, Arnold adjusted his breathing and replied irritably:
"I've told you two before, the lord's criteria for surgery are severe injuries or disabilities."
"Unless someone has reached their physical limit, the lord won't approve surgery."
"After all, this technology is still in development, and the potential consequences are unknown."
"It's possible that future strength enhancements will rely solely on subsequent surgeries, preventing further progress."
"Still, you two were lucky. You saved him, and he saved you. You both made it out alive..."
Feeling the constant surge of power within him, Jifan smiled contentedly:
"Master Hall once said my talent was average. Only through sheer grit did I barely advance my professional level."
"Undergoing surgery earlier means gaining strength sooner and contributing more to the territory."
"With my talent, it would've taken 2–3 years to reach this level through training. I'm already very grateful..."
Silently nodding, Tom also smiled sheepishly and mumbled:
"No one but our territory cares about a disabled soldier like me. Even Bloodmoon City didn't care about my father and his comrades, right?"
Seeing him reflect on his father's plight, Jifan patted his remaining arm encouragingly:
"We need to train harder to meet the conditions for future surgeries as soon as possible."
Snorting, Arnold dismissed the sentimental pair and continued shouting:
"Exactly. According to the lord, future surgeries can regenerate limbs like the trolls. So just focus on training."
Nearby, hundreds of Bay Territory soldiers were training with all their might.
"With just three times the gravity, training results improve by 60%, and breaking through bottlenecks becomes much easier."
"Looks like we'll need to build more gravity training rooms..."
Recording the data, Matthew could clearly see the progress and results of everyone's training. He was very satisfied with the gravity training room.
Hearing this, Yaya pouted and widened her eyes with a hint of grievance, shaking her head as she said:
"No way, just controlling this one is already a bit much for me..."
Gently tapping her on the head, Matthew retorted irritably:
"Use your brain more. Don't just rely on brute force."
"Who are we? Arcanists! Truly mastering gravity means creating spells that replicate these special abilities."
Hearing Matthew's words, the suddenly inspired Yaya laughed heartily and quickly nodded, saying:
"Ah, I get it now. Like the surgical modifications, use principles and spell effects to replicate and apply certain special abilities..."
Watching Yaya passionately ramble about flesh-crafting spells, Matthew generously gave her a thumbs up:
"Exactly. Mastering the knowledge behind these special abilities is key to our growth as arcanists."
"At the same time, applying these abilities to the territory's development to maximize their impact is most important."
Thinking about the territory's warehouse once again piled high with gold coins, Yaya nodded enthusiastically.
"Right, the stronger the territory, the more gold coins I'll have!"
With this thought, Yaya resolved to quickly develop gravity-based spells.
That way, she could count her gold coins even faster!
In the office upstairs,
Steward Ralph entered and, seeing the lord snap back to attention, eagerly reported:
"We've excavated the ruby mine and found the entrance to the underground world!"